Lanesha Riona Williams, 20, was allowed to board her flight to Atlanta as scheduled after the black weapon was discovered by TSA screeners and she was issued a criminal citation, said First. Sgt. Jonathan Green, a Maryland Transportation Authority spokesman.

The TSA said Williams lives in Kennesaw, Ga., while Green said she had a Washington, D.C., address on her identification.

The incident follows a similar one on Sept. 17, when a 56-year-old Puerto Rican woman was issued a similar citation after a pink stun gun and a small knife were found in her carry-on luggage.

The TSA reminded those taking flights that such weapons are never allowed in carry-on luggage, though they are allowed in checked luggage.